HAVA, MARYAM, AYESHA Afghanistan/Iran/France 2019, 86 min Director Sahraa Karimi
M The first woman in Afghanistan to earn a Ph.D. in Cinema, Sahraa Karimi goes behind the
curtain of three women’s lives in Kabul in her narrative feature debut. Gripping and beautifully photographed, this triptych lifts the veil on these lives to reveal the complexity just underneath demographics, assumptions, and stereotypes. In Persian with English subtitles • North
AmericAN Premiere
Sunday Monday
Oct 6 Oct 7
8:45pm 9:00pm
Rafael Larkspur
WORLD CINEMA
THE HI DE HO SHOW US 2019, 90 min Director John Goddard Celebrate the 30th anniversary of MVFF’s first Village Music show! Experience a fingersnapping extravaganza of music clips veejayed and hosted by the legendary John Goddard, whose eclectic knowledge expanded the musical minds of filmmakers (think: Lucas) and musicians (Costello) alike. For Hi De Ho newbies and longtime fans: Expect the unexpected, be there!
Saturday Friday
Oct 5 Oct 11
8:45pm 9:15pm
Rafael Sequoia
MUSIC
A HIDDEN LIFE Germany/US 2019, 173 min Director Terrence Malick FOCUS: RESIST REVOLT REFORM Terrence Malick delivers one of his most impassioned works in this masterful return to form about the true story of a conscientious objector (an astonishing August Diehl), who chose prison over fighting for the Third Reich. Malick’s transporting, supremely thoughtful drama examines how individuals’ defiance in the face of fascism can (and can’t) change the world. In German and English with English subtitles
Saturday Sunday
Oct 12 Oct 13
7:30pm 5:00pm
Sequoia Lark
WORLD CINEMA
HONEY BOY US 2019, 93 min Director Alma Har’el
M Powerful performances by writer/actor Shia LeBeouf, Noah Jupe, and Lucas Hedges drive
this intimate and unflinching family drama, in which Otis, former child actor and current Hollywood train wreck, finds that reconciling with the memories of his nightmarish backstage father is a brutal but necessary path to confronting a legacy of abuse and addiction. Sundance: Special Jury Prize
Wednesday Oct 9 Thursday Oct 10
8:00pm 2:15pm
Sequoia Sequoia
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